Category Archives: Faith

Jumping into the Lake

Posted on January 17, 2021 by wamplerp

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped … Continue reading →

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Where to Cast our Nets

Posted on January 16, 2021 by wamplerp

Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus ), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m … Continue reading →

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Never Stop Seeking

Posted on January 5, 2021 by wamplerp

Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. … Continue reading →

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Blood and Water

Posted on January 2, 2021 by wamplerp

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk … Continue reading →

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Eternal Life or Endless Fries?

Posted on December 23, 2020 by wamplerp

The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. … Continue reading →

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Inviting Jesus into the Boat

Posted on December 20, 2020 by wamplerp

When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was … Continue reading →

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More than a Monarch

Posted on December 19, 2020 by wamplerp

Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the … Continue reading →

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The Journey Home

Posted on December 15, 2020 by wamplerp

Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, … Continue reading →

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Come and See

Posted on December 14, 2020 by wamplerp

“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from … Continue reading →

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Deep Wells of Living Water

Posted on December 13, 2020 by wamplerp

Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from … Continue reading →

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